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Dechy (French pronunciation: [dəʃi]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
Key Information
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Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 2,394 | — |
| 1901 | 2,722 | +2.60% |
| 1906 | 2,966 | +1.73% |
| 1911 | 2,929 | −0.25% |
| 1921 | 2,848 | −0.28% |
| 1926 | 4,744 | +10.74% |
| 1931 | 4,790 | +0.19% |
| 1936 | 4,914 | +0.51% |
| 1946 | 5,081 | +0.33% |
| 1954 | 5,054 | −0.07% |
| 1962 | 6,348 | +2.89% |
| 1968 | 6,165 | −0.49% |
| 1975 | 6,630 | +1.04% |
| 1982 | 5,720 | −2.09% |
| 1990 | 5,464 | −0.57% |
| 1999 | 5,283 | −0.37% |
| 2007 | 5,041 | −0.58% |
| 2012 | 5,207 | +0.65% |
| 2017 | 5,324 | +0.45% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
History
[edit]Middle Age
[edit]The archeological statistics of the Nord departement of 1867 indicate:[5]
- Since 7th century, Dechy containing maybe Férin belonged to the Saint-Amand Abbay. The count of Ostrevent had advocatus that was explaining Dechy and Férin of Hainaut county, although near of Douai.
- An hospital was already existing in 1218, the patient care were made by the sisters of the Abbaye of Beaulieu in Sin-le-Noble[6]
- In 1205, the abbe Jean gives to his vassals of Dechy and Férin a penal law copied of the one in Douai.
Heraldry
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The arms of Dechy are blazoned : Or, an eagle sable dimidiated with Azure semy de lys Or. The latter being France Ancient (Dechy, Férin and Saint-Saulve use the same arms.)
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Statistique archéologique du département du Nord, op. cit. en bibliographie, p. 613.
- ^ Pierre-Antoine-Samuel-Joseph Plouvain (1828), Éphémérides historiques de la ville de Douai: Biographie douaisienne (2 ed.), Douai: impr. de Deregnaucourt, p. 40, retrieved 5 January 2018, sur Gallica.
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